Category: NATIONAL NEWS

Former Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi today said his Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) would not insist on contesting Jahanabad seat but voiced displeasure over delay by NDA in announcing candidates for the three seats in Bihar, where by-elections are scheduled next month. The HAM president had last week said that the district unit of his party in Jahanabad had passed a resolution staking claim over the assembly seat which has fallen vacant upon the death of RJD MLA Mundrika Yadav. Bypolls are also scheduled on March 11 in Araria…

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Former Congress leader Narayan Rane today ridiculed Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray’s meeting with Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to oppose the setting up of a refinery in Ratnagiri district and termed Thackeray’s move as a farce. Addressing a press conference, Rane said that the industry and environment ministries, both of which are connected to the setting up of the refinery at Nanar in Rajapur, were headed by Sena leaders. “Why have they given permission to the project? Why the farce of meeting the chief minister to oppose the project?” Rane…

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Army Chief Gen Bipin Rawat today exhorted youths of Jammu and Kashmir to stay away from elements trying to indulge in terror activities in the militancy-infested state, and asked them to focus on building their lives through education. His comments came during an interaction with a group of students from Rajouri district of the state, who are in the city as part of the national integration tour from February 11-21. “You have to grow up to serve the country, the villages you come from. So, stay away from elements involved…

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Norway is working to put sustainable use of oceans on the top of the international agenda, the country’s envoy here today said, exhorting the world to work together to check marine pollution. Ambassador of Norway to India Nils Ragnar Kamsvag made the remarks during his address at the opening of the three-day World Sustainable Development Summit, hosted by The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) at the India Habitat Centre. The envoy cited an incident from last year, when a whale was found on the west coast of Norway, with over…

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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani today lauded India’s cultural diversity, saying multiple faiths and schools of thought co-exist peacefully in the county. Speaking at a meeting with Muslim intellectuals, scholars and clerics here tonight, Rouhani, who arrived here on a three-day India visit, said Islam is not a religion of violence, but one of moderation. “Iran wants unity, independence and support for the East. Iran wants fraternity with India. We do not want to have any differences with other countries as well,” said Rouhani who is on his first India visit…

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Thane, Feb 15 (DIN NEWS) A woman and her five-year-old daughter were killed in a fire at a shop in Airoli area of Navi Mumbai early today, a fire department official said. The fire broke out around 4 am in the stationery shop in which the victims used to live, Airoli fire station in-charge Eknath Pawar said. On getting information about the blaze, firemen rushed to the spot. As the shop was locked from inside, they broke open the door to enter the premises engulfed with dense smoke, he said. The…

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Lucknow, Feb 15 (DIN NEWS) Accusing the opposition of sympathising with criminals, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath today declared in the state Legislative Council that police encounters in the state would not stop. Speaking in the House during the Zero Hour, Adityanath pointed toward the opposition and said everybody knew who gave patronage to criminals. A total of 40 dreaded criminals have been gunned down in 1200 encounters, and this will continue, the chief minister said. He was replying to Devendra Pratap Singh’s (BJP) question on propriety pertaining to the…

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Jammu, Feb 15 (DIN NEWS) Jammu and Kashmir would have a law varsity on the lines of the Bangalore-based National Law School of India University (NLSU) and the process to establish it will begin this year, an official said. The state legislature had passed a Bill to establish a national law university in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, a senior Law Department officer said today. The process to establish it would be started this year to improve the quality of professional legal education in the state, the officer said. State Law…

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Jammu, Feb 15 (DIN NEWS) The Army has foiled an infiltration attempt by a group of militants along the Line of Control in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, a senior Army officer said today. “Suspicious movements by a group of four to five militants were noticed along LoC in Mendhar sector of Poonch during the night,” the officer said. Alert troops engaged the suspected militants and fired on them, he said adding that the troops foiled their attempt to cross over the LoC. A search operation is under way in…

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